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It’s your Friday good news, with more accounts of success even in this weird time. 1. Over the last year, like a lot of people, I had a ton of work creeping into my work/life balance. Back in March and April when we were scrambling I understood to an extent – and obviously wanted to […]

It’s your Friday good news, with more accounts of success even in this weird time. 1. A few years ago, I decided to make a career shift to a very technical field that is reputedly quite difficult to get into even outside of pandemic-times. I took a calculated risk, started my master’s program in 2018 (definitely […]

It’s your Friday good news, with more accounts of success even in this weird time. 1. Four years ago, my colleague Cindy and I were both hired at Company because of our experience in Project X, a community outreach project that Company wanted to introduce. Cindy had been hired as program director, but because we worked […]

It’s your Friday good news, with more accounts of success even in this weird time. 1. I’ve been reading this blog for years, usually on my morning commute. I just wanted to write in with some happy job news. I am a degreed librarian with a second niche MA and have worked in libraries in some […]

It’s your Friday good news, with more accounts of success even in this weird time. 1. I’ve been reading your blog for over 5 years, it’s helped me out SO much in my journey from finding my first internship to navigating my early career. Not long after WFH started due to the pandemic, I realized that […]

It’s your Friday good news, with more accounts of success even in this weird time. 1. I just graduated from college and I was so worried about trying to find my first job post graduation in these strange times. I spent most of the school year crafting cover letters for positions that never so much […]

It’s your Friday good news, with more accounts of success even in this weird time. 1. I just started at an organization this past week that essentially does work similar to my area of consulting on a broader scale for multiple clients. I was able to get a higher offer than what the range listed […]

It’s your Friday good news, with more accounts of success even in this weird time. 1. I read your recent “you need to ask for a raise” post and decided that you were absolutely right. I’ve been in my current position for 10 years and I’ve never asked for a raise. I’m a government contractor, […]

It’s your Friday good news, with more accounts of success even in this weird time. 1. I’m going to be graduating from college soon, so I started looking for work about a month ago. I was really worried about finding anything during the pandemic, and even if I did, I kind of assumed that it […]

It’s your Friday good news, with more accounts of success even in this weird time. 1. I wanted to share some good news! I work in a fairly niche industry. For the first five years out of college, I worked in the for-profit side of my industry. I enjoyed it for the most part, but it […]